Confucius came to believe that human character is formed in the family and by education in ritual, literature, and history.

孔子逐渐相信人的性格是在家庭中形成的并且还受到礼仪，文学和历史教育的影响。

It would be just as rational to declare, that the courtiers in France, when a destructive system of despotism had formed their character, were not men, because liberty, virtue, and humanity, were sacrificed to pleasure and vanity.

同样合理的说法是， 当破坏性的专制制度形成了法国的廷臣们的性格时， 他们就不再是人了， 因为自由、美德和人性都被享乐和虚荣所牺牲。